Then, under the able guidance of Swami Sivananda and later Tapovan Maharaj, he began studying Vedanta.
He was a spiritual teacher and the founder of the Chinmaya Mission, a worldwide organisation dedicated to spreading the teachings of Vedanta and promoting spiritual and cultural values. He played a significant role in popularizing the ancient Indian philosophy of Vedanta and making it accessible to people around the world .
In the year 1992, Chinmayananda addressed the United Nations and the talk was titled - “Planet in crisis “. The US magazine , Hinduism Today, conferred him with its Hindu Renaissance Award and the title of “ Hindu of the year “.